Alliance considers South American lamb to meet orders

Invercargill co-operative the Alliance Group is investigating using South American lamb to fill orders it is unable to meet from this country. Chief executive Grant Cuff said with sheep numbers declining around the world, Alliance was looking at supplying North American and European markets with South American lamb, the Otago Daily Times reported. "New Zealand has looked at it before. It is all a matter of timing and priorities and we think the moment is right to have another look," Mr Cuff said. Alliance was still to decide if the lamb would be sold under its own brands, but initially that was unlikely. New Zealand sheep numbers have fallen to a 50-year low with this year's lamb kill expected to be six million fewer than last year due to drought and land use change. Mr Cuff said New Zealand companies had previously worked... [read full story]